New-York tribune., 1887-12-11
THE TARIFF IN CALIFORNIA.
Ny FREE TRADE WANTED-EAS1ERN V1S1.
rORS-VIOLATIONS OF IHE CHINESE LAW.
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S.v FR,NCIsCo. Dec. 0.-1hc Presidents
frcc trade message has been the CHER
subiect of comment this week California
Democrats don't relish Cleveland's doctrine, as
n large number of them are interested in manu-
features or in pursuits that would he damaged
bv abolition of the present duties California
bv reason of its remoteness and high wages, has
had n hard struggle to develop manufactures
against Eastern competition: but 1T has maze
immense progress in the last decade in woollen
rocds boots and Shoes furniture, paper, glass.
steel and iron and many other important COM
rodities Now when these industries are only
fairly on their feet to reduce the present tariff
would mean absolute ruin to thousands, who
,ronld see the fruits of wears of labor swept
s,rav The wool growers have made strong
hottest against the free trade proposition. and it
&c probable that other manufacturers will
strengthen this appeal. One Of the leading in
dus+res of the Puget Sound region is coal
mining This coal is soft and not equal TO
british Columbia coal and removal of duty on
foreign coal would shut up every mine in
Washington Territory
November witnessed extraordinary number
of Eastern visitors to California The Achison
road brought $1,000 passengers, and the South
crn Pacific carried over 10000 Three quarters
of these PEOPLE came direct to Southern Cali
forna where it is estimated $4,000 will srend
the winter. A singular discrimination against
San Francisco IS the making of the Pullman
car fare from Council Bluffs TO Los Angeles
81 80 less than 10 this CITY, which Is four
hundred miles nearer. The cut was evidently
designed to force travel over the Ogden route.
nn1 meet the rcdu >tion the Atohison road.
II is rrobabe now that tie driving of the
last spike on the California and Oregon Railroad
will he postponed till after the holidays If it
rains next week the postponemcnt Will be Ger
tain. The ceremony will take place at Ashland.
Oregon. and a large representation of state ana
city Off cias and prominent business men Will
go from San Francisco by special train Consider
ing the territory it opens, and advantages it
offers 10 San Francisco merchants. it is the most
important railroad event since the completion OF
the Central Pacific An enormous freight block
ade is reported at Ogden. Nearly 800 carloads
OF west bound freight were side tracked there
Extra engines have been sent ont from Sacra-
mcnto. and IL is hoped to break the blockade
the carly part of next week. On the southern
railroads the same difficulty was experienced
All cxcept the Sunset Route are clogSed with
several weeks accumulation of freight
The retrieve for one month Of the condemned
murderer Sutton, of Alameda County, evidently
foreshadows the Communication OF his sentence to
Imprisonment for life. Sutton shot his neighhor
who allowed cattle TO range over Suttons heids.
SuttOn's troubles in protecting his crops appeared
10 the Governor. who used 10 bc fahchh"h III
the Southern country, but what seemed 10
settle his mind was the unsecmly conduct of
The murdered mans relatives in asking to be
present at the hanging. and declaring mat theV
would cut out SuttOn'S heart and throw IL 10
the hogs. The condemned man claims that he
l. It- Tha ~
Hnccs Of these people.
The Democrats here are trying to force ont
NJ Office Captain J. II. Freeman, local inspector
nf hulls Freeman one of the best CAPTAINS
In the Pacific Mail Companv's service and Tor
twelve years has held his present position. which
Is worth $4,000 wear. His onlv offence is that
he is Republican. 1t is said that the local
inspector of boilers, also Republican, will have
TO 60.
Various plans have been tried without success
to rrevent the ravages Of tercdo the worm that
horcs niles Engineer Wollcott, Of Mare Island
thought keeping the piles saturated with fresh
water would drive away tGcdo. The experiment
was tried for five months, but this week one ol
the piles was examined and teredo was found at
work.
The new Del Monte Hotel at Monterey opened
this week and eastern excursion parties are
now quartercd there. One or two anncNeS Will
not he completed before spring. but the two
inishci hudncs will Accommodate more than
the old structure.
The international Company of Mexico which
S managing the Enscnada Coluy in lover
California has issued the opinions M rs
counsel anl leading Mexican lawyers. declaring
that titles 10 its lands TodoS Santos Bay are
good. They claim, even though 5000 families
are cOlonizcd on the tract. that two years
hence the only ursod lands will be forfcits
CalifornianS. however have had 50 much trouble
with Mexican grants that few will venture to
put money into land over the southern border